AIX update environment after .profile change

Question

I am running AIX 5.3. I have made changes to a user's .profile file (added a couple of environment variables).

Is there a command that I can use to re-process the .profile file for a particular user without them having to log out and then back in?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 25 '09 at 15:22

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At the user's shell prompt:

source ~/.profile

Or

. ~/.profile

answered Sep 25 '09 at 15:22

Dennis Williamson

I do not have to do this often. I appreciate the quick response! – Buggabill Sep 25 '09 at 15:26

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